Lancaster Bomber skin needed for a PE8 | Forums

[Monty-Dan]

Hi All,

I am in the process of making an IL2 Virtual War Movie and need a skin for a PE8 that will make it look more like a Lancaster Bomber. Have any of you skin makers got one, and would it be possible to lend it to me for the movie???

[Monty-Dan]

Hi All,

I am in the process of making an IL2 Virtual War Movie and need a skin for a PE8 that will make it look more like a Lancaster Bomber. Have any of you skin makers got one, and would it be possible to lend it to me for the movie???

[-HH- Beebop]

Here you go. This is nutter's version:

http://www.il2skins.com/?action=display&skinid=536


HellHounds Virtual Air Wing
"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth..."
Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee, Jr. No 412 squadron, RCAF Killed 11 December 1941

[Monty-Dan]

Many many thanks Beebop, just what i was looking for, you saved me alot of skin work my friend

[-HH- Beebop]

No problem. Glad to help.

I don't know if you are looking for any other planes skinned to look British, but if you want a Mosquito try my skin job of Jutocsa's Me-210 Template here:

http://www.il2skins.com/?action=display&skinid=13048

(I skin under the name Vlad_TheImpaler)


HellHounds Virtual Air Wing
"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth..."
Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee, Jr. No 412 squadron, RCAF Killed 11 December 1941

[Monty-Dan]

Hi Beebop,

Very nice Mosquito skin, i am very tempted to add this to the movie but i need to know what year the Mosquito was in service, as my Movie is set in 1943. Have you any idea???

[-HH- Beebop]

It saw service from 1940-1943 or so. Here is a link to a short history of the plane:

http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bfillery/mossie01.htm

The site give preformance characteristics/loadouts etc. It might be useful for your movie.

One thing I found out is it could carry as much as a B-17, further and faster.

Hope this helps.

[actionhank1786]

Didnt it have to see service until atleast 44 since some Mosquitos had the D-day invasion stripes? Or am i just remembering things wrong...?

[-HH- Beebop]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by actionhank1786:
Didnt it have to see service until atleast 44 since some Mosquitos had the D-day invasion stripes? Or am i just remembering things wrong...? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Right you are. And the US used them as well, mostly for Photo Recon IIRC. I beleive though that by '44 they were considered "secondary" units for the most part.
Could be wrong, (probably am).

[-HH- Beebop]

Monty;

Looking for a desert camo for a Pe-8/Lancaster?

Look no further:

http://www.il2skins.com/?action=display&skinid=15036